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LITTLE is known about the effect of wind on the orientation of animals on the ground. Some insects resting in exposed places will often head upwind1. The newt Triton tœniatus walks in the same direction as an artificial air current2. Riders and airmen are familiar with the fact that horses tend to stand with their backs to a strong wind.
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Fraenkel and Gunn, "The Orientation of Animals", pp. 258 and 260 (Oxford, 1940); Kalmus, NATURE, 150, 405 (1942).
Czeloth, H., Z. vergl. Physiol., 13, 74 (1930).
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KALMUS, H. Anemotaxis in Soft-skinned Animals. Nature 150, 524 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150524b0
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